WWE's website has moved Darren Young, Derrick Bateman, and Percy Watson to the Smackdown section of the Superstars page. All three regularly compete on NXT and haven't been signed to either brand in storyline. No word as to why. Titus O'Neil and Maxine are still on the NXT page. That's rather odd. There may or may not be a storyline reason for this coming up. I wouldn't read anything into it if they continue to perform on NXT.
Mr. Anderson will be back on Impact Wrestling this week. He was granted time off. It'll be interesting to see what he brings to the table now and who he'll face off with.
FCW's Xavier Woods, perhaps better known for his time in TNA as Consequences Creed, beat Curt Hawkins on a Raw live event. Presumably WWE's considering bringing him to the main roster at some point. I'm very curious to see how he'll do with the company. I wasn't blown away by his TNA work, but maybe he'll earn my praise this go 'round.
Bruno Sammartino talked about Vince McMahon, his refusal to enter the WWE Hall of Fame, Hogan, Flair, and more. The celebrities in the Hall all had WWE appearances. He's obviously not familiar with Hogan and Flair's financial woes.
After the break, I go into the rest of Saturday's news, including PWInsider.com's questions. Next up, a big WWE tryout session.
Here are details on a big WWE tryout session in Waterloo, IA on 7/13.
As for my take on PWInsider's questions:
1. It might not have sold too well if they're not thinking of doing the next part. Maybe some day.
2. He's also doing stand-up comedy believe it or not. There continues to be speculation that he'll return to WWE at some point, and TNA at least at one point expressed interest in both he and Melina.
3. Hindsight, as always, is 20/20. From the looks of things, Sid could have been trying to do a "better" powerbomb the second time since the first one was impeded by the top of the cage.
4. The last I heard was that she was training in FCW for a return. As far as I know, she's completely healed now and ready to get back into things. I don't blame them if they hold her off until after Mania since TV's already pretty full.
5. Supposedly RVD had an interview with PowerSlam Magazine not too long ago where he said that he'd be going back to WWE when his contract expires (this month?), but I never saw it reported on any credible site so I don't know how true that is. We'll find out later this month! If he's not leaving or in some kind of contract negotiations, I don't see why they wouldn't have brought him back to TV by now.
After surgery on his dislocated elbow, it has been announced that Wade Barrett will not be able to return o the ring for 3-4 months. The original plan was for him to win a MITB match at WrestleMania. That match has now been scrapped, possibly in favor of a big multi-man tag. That sucks. I would have liked seeing him getting set up for a title reign. Hopefully he's able to pick up where he left off and maybe win the briefcase at the July PPV.
Former ECW performer Doug Furnas has passed away. Sympathies to everyone who knew him.
That's all for Saturday's news. More to come tomorrow. Thanks for reading!
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